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Successful outcome of a Standardbred filly after conservative treatment for a Salter–Harris type III fracture of the distal femoral condyle
Author(s) -
Valk N.,
Schumacher J.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.1111/eve.12935
Subject(s) - medicine , condyle , lameness , sagittal plane , surgery , femoral condyle , conservative treatment , horse , anatomy , cartilage , paleontology , biology
Summary A 10‐day‐old Standardbred filly sustained a complex Salter–Harris type III fracture of the right, lateral, distal femoral condyle. The lateral condyle was fractured in transverse, sagittal and frontal planes. The filly was treated by restricting it and its dam to a small, level paddock until lameness was no longer apparent. The filly, when weaned at 7 months of age, was turned out to pasture with three other weanlings. The filly entered race training as a 2‐year‐old, qualified to race as a trotter, was placed second in its first start and won its third race. Conservative treatment should be considered as an option for a young horse with a minimally displaced, Salter–Harris type III fracture of the distal lateral femoral condyle.